LevLight: Student's floating light invention
gets glowing reviews (w/ video)
1 August 2012
"I was fascinated and started research on building
my own, reading up on pretty much every project
that included wireless power transfer or magnetic
levitation."
A second year electrical engineering student, Mr
Rieger said he worked on it for about six months
while studying at university.
"What I found is that there are many existing
projects of both wireless power transfer or magnetic
levitation, but only a few have combined both these
technologies," he said.
The LevLight was invented by a UQ student.
"Once you have both working, it's really just a
matter of overlaying them. The high frequency
magnetic field generated from the wireless power
transfer circuit does not affect the levitation aspect
of the build."
(Phys.org) -- A levitating light bulb invented by a
19-year-old student from the University of
Queensland has been singled out as an exciting
industry innovation by an American lighting firm.
The budding inventor has already begun work on a
new and improved prototype of the LevLight,
featuring a new levitator, which is designed to have
greater strength and a better control system.
Chris Rieger's invention LevLight, which hovers
below a ceiling while glowing, has been viewed
more than 330,000 times on You Tube, spawning
features by the UK's Daily Mail and numerous
international technology blogs.
Provided by University of Queensland
Now UQ lighting company Bulb America says they
are keen to see how the innovative project might
shape up for commercial production here.
Mr Rieger's device combines wireless power
transfer and magnetic levitation, a combination of
the two technologies that is believed to be an
industry first.
"This project came to life when I saw Jeff
Lieberman's implementation of it a few months
before starting my prototype," he said.
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